++ [ originally posted by Altair ] ++
It's called red tape;
What was it called with the Tsunami when the response was much better or 9/11 when rangers, green berets and marines roamed times squares less than two hours after the attacks?
The problem is that they are trained for disasters and not for aftermaths ..
++ [ originally posted by Altair ] ++As far as the henious acts, I personally wouldnt put the whole human race in the same basket. Those acts are underlying symptoms to social problems that have existed in the south and other "ghettoized" urban areas throughtout the states. A compact community with a sense of decency(which relates back to the whole mardi gras debauchery subject) wouldn't display a similar behavior.
Same thing happened in Los Angeles when the Lakers won....Chicago when the Bulls won...Detriot when the Red Wings won and Montreal when the Canadiens won. THe minute there is a sign of weakness on the part of law enforcement the mob mentality takes over.
Has little to do with new orleans and everything to do with the 'mob mentality'.
++ [ originally posted by Altair ] ++
But if I had to blame on entity, the obvious choice is the president. This disaster is tantamount to 9 11 but it took the president three days to get NGs in town; let alone come out and speak for a united patriotic front to get through these tough times. But i guess his childish good Vs evil similes wont work this time.
Everyone loves to blame Bush but the fact is that FEMA, the American Red Cross and the State is better suited to REACT faster than the President...secretly the world is loving the fact that Bush is screwing up...
You made some good points but its not as cut and dry as it seems.